History
Rev. Chandrashekar
Eda
President & Founder
A Praise Note from the President
It gives me great joy and pleasure to write a few lines
about the ministry and how the Lord used my wife
and me. When we look back these past years of what
He has done in and through us I can truly say as in
1 Samuel 7:21.
To begin with a brief history of CBBC let me start
how the Lord lead us to the city of Mumbai. I was
born to godly parents and raised in strict Christian
discipline. I trusted Jesus as my saviour. It was my
mother Nancy who led me to the Lord. After I finished
my undergraduate with science I enrolled to do my
business and got a job in the army. So I took this letter
to my pastor and he told me to pray about it and after
a week I went back to him and told him that I do not
have peace to go in the army, but have a desire to study
at a Bible college and serve the Lord. This in turn took
me to Bangalore and I studied there for 3 years. Even
there as I was struggling God used my uncle Dr. Jacob
Chelli and he said to me “Do not look back after once
you have made a commitment to serve God.” It was
from here the Lord burdened me to make Mumbai as
our mission field. We got married in August 1981 and
arrived to heavy rains in September for church planting
ministry for only 3 years. God used us as pioneers to
be instrumental in starting 13 churches. Today I am
pastoring 3 churches by the help of my faculty.
I saw the need in the city of Mumbai with the population
of 17 million and today about 19 million population
there was no Bible College to train preachers for the
central part of India so The Lord burdened me to start
CBBC. We started this in rented facilities and we went
through much persecution. The college moved to
11 different locations in the span of 12 years. As the
Psalmist says in Psalm 66:14 we went fire and through
water but the Lord brought us to this beautiful place.
All glory to my Heavenly Father who has used us with
nothing in our hands to establish this great work. And
I want to take this opportunity to thank each of our
friends many who prayed for us and many who have
given so graciously and supported us through their
finances.
May the name of our mighty God be glorified and
continue to be with us as we keep on serving the
Lord in training young men and young women for the
ministry.
Dr. Johnson George
Vice President
A Praise Note from the Vice President
Congratulations, Calvary Baptist Bible College and Seminary for completing 25 years of faithful service unto the Lord!
I, too, am humbled as well as proud to be a small part in this ministry. I came to this college almost 10 years ago. From my first day on the CBBC campus until today, each day of my service has enabled me to grow “from faith to faith and grace upon grace.” It has been my joy to teach and train the young people from different parts of India. Seeing soulds saved and lives dedicated for the Lord’s service has been my greatest delight. Working as a team with Pastor Shekar and the faculty has been very enriching. Together, we have seen the Lord working on our behalf.
CBBC is firmly grounded on the Word of God. It is fundamental in its doctrine and evangelistic in its outlook. We are committed to teaching the Bible without any apologies or compromises. We oppose all kinds of humanistic philosophies and also combat the so- called liberal and new-orthodox positions. The ethical and practical approach to teaching the living Word of God is our emphasis and thrust. Our college also has a reputation for its strict discipline. We believe that without reasonable and necessary discipline, it is very hard to be a true and sincere disciple of the Lord Jesus Christ. Our goal is to be loyal to the Lord Jesus Christ in all of our personal life and social relations.
My desire and prayer is that the Lord will continue to help us to train and equip many more students with the same passion and zeal.
Nathan Robert
Eda
Administrative Vice President
A Praise Note from The Administrative Vice President
Marvelous grace of our loving Lord. There is so much truth packed in this one sentence in an old song. If the ministry at Mumbai is successful at all, it is solely due to the marvelous grace of God.
As a beneficiary of this ministry I see the grace of God displayed in three specific ways. Firstly, the amazing miracle of regeneration that took place in my life and many others through the faithful teaching of God’s Word at Chembur Biblical Baptist Church. This is solely on the basis of His sovereign grace.
Secondly, the consistent insistence on God’s Word as the authority for life and practice. God has really shown His grace by giving us leaders throughout the year who are committed to put some spiritual sweat into understanding the Word and lovingly communicating it regularly. This is also a testimony to His grace.
Finally, God’s grace is displayed in the ministry at Mumbai by the faithfulness of men to the glory of God. The people that God placed into the ministry are committed wholly to glorifying God in public as well as in private. They have a sense of how awesome God. This is communicated through their teaching and actions. This is also a testimony to God’s grace.
God’s grace is truly marvelous and I am in awe of Him. By God’s grace, due to the 33 years of faithful ministry there are many trophies of His sovereign grace that will enjoy Him forever. To Him be glory, honor, and praise forever.